Obituary Listing

May 27, 2019

Bethel Jean (Beth) Rindels was born January 24, 1931, in Watertown, SD, to Ernest and Anita (Landon) Schnackenberg. She passed away May 27, 2019 at Edgewood Vista in Brookings, SD. Funeral Services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Eidsness Funeral Home with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery.  Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Wednesday, May 29,...

May 26, 2019

Delores Houtkooper, age 89 of Brookings, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at home. Funeral Services will be 1:30 P.M. Saturday, June 1, 2019, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings.  Visitations will begin at 12 noon at the church on Saturday until the time of the funeral.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.

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May 26, 2019

Christine Olson, age 95, of Brookings and formerly of Sinai, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, May 31, 2019, at Sinai Lutheran Church in Sinai with burial to follow in the West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery.  Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Thursday, May 30, 2019, at...

May 18, 2019

James Ivers, 75, of Brookings, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at his home at ADVANCE.  Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, beginning at 11:00 A.M.  Burial will take place at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings following a time of fellowship after the service concludes.  A visitation will be...

May 16, 2019

Faye A. Buterbaugh, age 77, of Aurora, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings.   Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Faye was born on January 24, 1942, to Sylvester and...

May 7, 2019

Virgil "Coke" Dennis Newman, age 80, of Volga, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Veteran's Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.  Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at the First Lutheran Church in Volga, South Dakota.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 10, 2019, at 10 a.m., also...

Apr 28, 2019

Grayson Everly Porter was born on April 28, 2019, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.  She passed away fifteen minutes later.  Grayson came to us twenty-two weeks early.

Private family services will be held at a future date.

Survivors include her parents, Wendy and Brent Porter of Baltic, SD; brother Camden; sisters:...

Apr 19, 2019

Andrew "Andy" Studer, age 54, of Brookings, passed away, Friday, April 19, 2019, at home from natural causes.  Visitations will be 4-7 P.M. Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.  Funeral Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 26, 2019, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with visitation one hour prior to the funeral.  Eidsness Funeral...

Apr 16, 2019

Ronald Christie, 72, of Brookings, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Brookings, beginning at 2:00 p.m.  Burial will take place at the State Veteran's Cemetery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota...

Apr 14, 2019

Barbara Woolworth, 80, of Brookings, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at the United Living Community.  An open visitation will be held on Monday, April 22, 2019, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Home (1617 Orchard Drive, Brookings, SD).  Following Barbara's wishes, there will be no scheduled funeral service.  A private family burial...

Mar 19, 2019

Ervin Tveito, age 86, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Riverview Healthcare Community in Flandreau.  Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the memorial service on Saturday.

Ervin was born May 10, 1932, to Sever and Signe (Benson) Tveito at...

Mar 15, 2019

Janet Moe, age 92, of Brookings, passed away at The Neighborhoods at Brookview March 15, 2019. We miss our beloved mom, sister, grandma, and friend. We thank God he gave us many years to cherish her.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 26 at Bethel Baptist Church in Brookings. Visitation is 5–7...

Feb 28, 2019

Carolyn Curley, age 70 of Brookings, passed away February, 28, 2019, at home from natural causes. No services are planned for Carolyn.  Survivors include two brothers, Craig Gunderson of Colorado and Gary Gunderson of France.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Feb 18, 2019

Jody Nass, age 49, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019, at home from complications from diabetes. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, February 22, 2019, at Eidsness Funeral Home with burial in First Lutheran Cemetery at Brookings. A meal and time of fellowship will precede the funeral beginning at 1:00 P.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home, all are...

Feb 14, 2019

Broomfield, Colorado resident Kenneth G. Prunty passed away on February 14, 2019, at age 91.

Ken was born in Mitchell, SD and received his BA from South Dakota State University. He is survived by his wife, Florene, and children: Pauline Prunty-Vetor, Brad Prunty, Karen Prunty-Johnson, and seven grandchildren.

A memorial service for Ken is being...

Feb 9, 2019

Richard "Rich" Strande, age 83, of Brookings, passed away February 9, 2019, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. on Friday, February 15, 2019, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings with burial in First Lutheran Cemetery at Volga, SD. Visitation will be from 4-6 P.M on Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings....

Feb 6, 2019

Marvin E. Nystrom, age 86, of Brookings, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at the United Living Community. As per Marvin's request, no formal services will be held. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Pierre, SD.   Memorials can be made to the charity of your choice.

Marvin was born in Pierre, SD, on February 21, 1932,...

Feb 5, 2019

Shirley Nichols, 81, of Brookings, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at the United Living Community.  A memorial service will be held on Monday, February 11, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings at 11:00 a.m.  Visitation will be held the evening prior, Sunday, February 10, 2019, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings from 5:00 p.m....

Jan 29, 2019

Daniel Alonso Eisenmann, age 37, of Elkton, SD, passed away, January 29, 2019, at the Brookings Emergency Room. Mass of Christian Burial will be 6:00 P.M. Friday, February 22, 2019, at St. Thomas More Parish in Brookings. Daniel will be buried in Mexico at a later date. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Survivors include his...

Jan 29, 2019

Louis Williams, 81, died after a long, sordid relationship with Alzheimer's on 29 January 2019 at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. His family thanks the folks at Edgewood Vista, The Neighborhoods at Brookview, and Compassionate Care Hospice for their loving care during his last four years.

Louis Perry Williams was born on 5 November 1937 in...